Polinyane Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Polinyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polinyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1721:11,8172,643
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Botswana281:78,10513,263

Polinyane (17) may also be a first name.

Polinyane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Polinyane Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Polinyane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polinyane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polinyane is the 1,006,539th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Polinyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Polinyane is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Polinyane is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 11,817. In Lesotho Polinyane is most prevalent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 66 percent live, Berea District, where 15 percent live and Maseru District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Lesotho Polinyane exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Botswana, where 11 percent live.

Polinyane Last Name Statistics demography

Polinyane earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning R 234,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polinyana8996/
Palinyane8979/
Pulinyane8926/
Polignane891/
Phalinyane8410/
Pholinyana843/
Polignone78470/
Pulenyane78271/
Polignani7831/
Pulinyana7811/
Palenyane783/
Palinyana781/
Phalinyana741/
Pulignani6766/
Polignoni6713/
Pulenyana677/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polinyane
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